2 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:49 pm
brickrider2
Life time member
It's always a good idea to identify the motorcycle you are working on.
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1996 K1100LT
3 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:01 pm
Point-Seven-five
Life time member
Excellent idea! Take a few minutes to put your bike's model and year in the signature line. It really helps us identify what we are commenting on when giving assistance and troubleshooting tips.brickrider2 wrote:It's always a good idea to identify the motorcycle you are working on.
The connector you are holding looks like it is the high altitude plug. There is a matching connector with a short loop of wire that you plug in when riding above 4000 feet of altitude. It tells the Jetronic to lean out the fuel mix to compensate for the thinner air at high altitudes.
The only time I use mine is when I'm out West in the mountains. I have forgotten to plug in at 6-7,000 feet and left it in down to almost sea level and honestly haven't noticed any ill effects on the performance of my K75RT. I suspect it's more of a clean air function to meet EPA requirements than anything to improve performance.
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Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
4 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:54 pm
duck
Life time member
The biggest difference I've noticed without the altitude plug is that the bike starts to idle like crap when you get up above 8,000 feet and will die if you try to idle at 10,000 feet.
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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
5 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:19 am
Heresy23
Silver member
Thanks.!!i live at a altitude of around 2500 ft so no worries on that note
Oh and it’s a 85 K100RT ...😃
Oh and it’s a 85 K100RT ...😃
6 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:35 am
Laitch
Life time member
Click on the Signature tab at the top of the page then put that information in your signature so it will show up as a reference below every post you make from now until the end of the world, as Point-Seven-five suggests.Heresy23 wrote:Oh and it’s a 85 K100RT ...😃
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1995 K75 90,000 miles
7 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:42 am
Heresy23
Silver member
Ok let’s see , think I got it now ..
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85’k100 RT 73k
8 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:48 am
Heresy23
Silver member
I put the miles in too , good idea ....I always got lots of questions !!
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85’k100 RT 73k
9 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:45 am
ffbikersa
Platinum member
Apparently this plug was installed only on bikes built prior to 1986, and just for the US market. with the later ones ECU adjusted for the different altitudes (and what were European buyers doing, no idea)Laitch wrote:Click on the Signature tab at the top of the page then put that information in your signature so it will show up as a reference below every post you make from now until the end of the world, as Point-Seven-five suggests.Heresy23 wrote:Oh and it’s a 85 K100RT ...
10 Re: Accessories plug? Need help identifying Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:30 am
duck
Life time member
No, it's on US K bikes from all years. The only exception is that the small number police Ks sold in the US don't have it. (I assume because they use the same police wiring harness as non-US K bikes.)
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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
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